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Although President-elect George W. Bush will not take office until Jan. 20, Congress has already begun its 107th session. This period in Congress is usually one for deciding the leadership, setting committee assignments and preparing for the session to come. This year, however, Congress has more important business to pursue. The next 15 days offer a unique chance for Congress to curtail the powerful voices of the special interests in politics and to pass the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill...
...coming days may offer a new opportunity for the bill's passage. The results of the past election have left the Senate split 50-50, and until Vice President-elect Dick Cheney takes office Jan. 20, the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Al Gore '69 means the Democrats control the chamber--and its calendar. Although Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has expressed discomfort with advancing a full legislative agenda during these next two weeks, he should feel no qualms in bringing the McCain-Feingold bill to the floor so that the Senate would be forced...
...Legislators representing western states have already begun rumbling about congressional action to overturn Clinton's action - although a reversal would require complex and time-consuming machinations and would undoubtedly run into violent and public opposition from environmental organizations. Press reps for President-elect Bush, who expressed opposition to a similar proposal during this year's campaign, would only say that he will carefully evaluate each of his predecessor's presidential orders. Spokesman Ari Fleischer took this veiled swipe at Clinton on Friday: "We will not comment on some of these last-minute executive orders that he is pursuing...
When announcing his choices for Cabinet officers and top White House aides, the President-elect almost always uses the word "loyal" or "trust" somewhere in his announcement. "He is very loyal," Bush will say with extra earnestness, or, "She is someone I can trust...
...every one of his Cabinet nominees was as politically unassailable as Commerce Secretary-designate Don Evans, President-elect Bush could hit the ground running on January...